TV Industry Can’t Afford to Overlook the Convergence of Martech and Ad Tech

25 July 2017

Whilst the TV has made some significant strides in terms of moving forward on developing data-driven offerings over recent years, there’s still a tendency to focus mainly on the sell-side competition from other media and platforms: so, for example, Google and Facebook are often seen as a threat, as are the various OTT apps like Amazon Prime and Netflix. However, one of the most important – yet overlooked – threats are the technological developments on the buy-side, which are transforming how advertisers view the media landscape. These changes are being largely driven by the convergence of martech and ad tech, which Brian Golbere, GM of Emerging Technology at IPONWEB, explains here. Filmed at TV Rise.